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unselfish

/ʌnˈsɛlfɪʃ/

Meanings
adjective
Not selfish

Examples :

"The man was in an unselfish mood that day, so decided to give a £20 note to the next charity he came across."
character moral attitude value

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not noun

/nɒt/ /nɑt/

A unary operation on logical values that changes true to false, and false to true.

"The not of the student's attendance record meant they were absent. "

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selfish adjective

/ˈsɛlfɪʃ/

Holding one's own self-interest as the standard for decision making.

"He was often selfish in class, always wanting the best seat and the most attention. "

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next noun

/nɛkst/

The one that follows after this one.

"My next class is history. "

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charity noun

/ˈtʃæɹɪti/ /ˈtʃɛɹəti/

An organization, the objective of which is to carry out a charitable purpose.

"The local charity provides food and clothing to families in need. "

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decided verb

/dɪˈsaɪdəd/

To resolve (a contest, problem, dispute, etc.); to choose, determine, or settle

"Her last-minute goal decided the game."

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that noun

/ˈðæt/ /ˈd̪æt/ /ˈðɛt/

Something being indicated that is there; one of those.

"My sister brought several books to the library, and that one is about dinosaurs. "

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mood noun

/muːd/

A mental or emotional state, composure.

"My sister's mood was grumpy today because she missed her bus. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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came preposition

/keɪm/

Used to indicate that the following event, period, or change in state occurred in the past, after a time of waiting, enduring, or anticipation

"After weeks of waiting, the new student finally came to our class. "

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note noun

/nəʊt/ /noʊt/

(heading) A symbol or annotation.

"The teacher wrote a note indicating the assignment due date on the board. "

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across noun

/əˈkɹɑs/ /əˈkɹɒs/ /əˈkɹɔs/

(crosswords, often in combination) A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue.

"I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down."

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give noun

/ɡɪv/

The amount of bending that something undergoes when a force is applied to it; a tendency to yield under pressure; resilence.

"There is no give in his dogmatic religious beliefs."